Of course Dedue must always put himself to a different standard than the rest... even when no one else expects it of him. Dimitri leans against him, taking in the soft steadiness of him. Steadiness that kept him going through so very much...
"I shall not give names, for it is not my right," he says, "but this relationship of ours, spanning across so many tender hearts, is not a static thing. Some have fallen or become intimate with those outside this little space of mine. Some have broken their relationship, for now if nothing else, while others have approached and been rebuffed. If someone was so deserving that they could catch your attention... Then there is no one who would object to it."
A pause.
"Well, of course, we try to keep one another updated on such matters, but... Well, Felix has made it clear that he hates large group discussions on emotions. So I suppose as long as you merely tell me if you learn to have any feelings for another, that is all that one could ask for on our own end."
It's not like Felix would care to hear about the details of their love life.
Still, Dimitri has to shake his head. "Of course, I do not want to pressure you in any manner, Dedue. I simply wish... to let you know that you have more freedom than you may think. If it is what you want to do, then I would not be upset. If it turns out that you never catch feelings for another... Then that is just as fine."
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"I shall not give names, for it is not my right," he says, "but this relationship of ours, spanning across so many tender hearts, is not a static thing. Some have fallen or become intimate with those outside this little space of mine. Some have broken their relationship, for now if nothing else, while others have approached and been rebuffed. If someone was so deserving that they could catch your attention... Then there is no one who would object to it."
A pause.
"Well, of course, we try to keep one another updated on such matters, but... Well, Felix has made it clear that he hates large group discussions on emotions. So I suppose as long as you merely tell me if you learn to have any feelings for another, that is all that one could ask for on our own end."
It's not like Felix would care to hear about the details of their love life.
Still, Dimitri has to shake his head. "Of course, I do not want to pressure you in any manner, Dedue. I simply wish... to let you know that you have more freedom than you may think. If it is what you want to do, then I would not be upset. If it turns out that you never catch feelings for another... Then that is just as fine."